19760109000419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Honolulu, HI · January 9, 1976

Date
January 9, 1976
Place
Honolulu, HI
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59471
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK76FJA09
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,535 total710 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Settled into ocean. Downwind gusts to 22K.pop out floats not armed. Floatation equip avail,not used.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED INTO OCEAN.DOWNWIND GUSTS TO 22K.POP OUT FLOATS NOT ARMED.FLOATATION EQUIP AVAIL,NOT USED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.